Teacher as Maternity Leave Substitute for Special Class

Atuarfik Hans Lynge is located at the end of Nuuk city, in Qinngorput. The school is situated in a beautiful natural area with mountains, waterfalls, and lakes. Atuarfik Hans Lynge is a modern school that was opened at the start of the school year in 2011. The school contains all classrooms as well as modern furnishings and IT equipment, such as iPads and Apple TV.

The school has grades 1-10, which are conducted in 2 and 3 streams. Currently, there are 497 students and 45 teachers.

There is a well-functioning staff, a positive and dialogue-based school and home collaboration, clear and visible leadership with good parental cooperation relationships in everyday life.

The maternity cover starts around August 1, 2026, and lasts the entire school year.

We expect that you:

• Is a seminar-trained teacher
• You are a good classroom leader with resilience.
• Is positive, engaged, responsible, and proactive.
• Is open and loyal and good at creating good relationships that will enhance the students' academic skills and the social dimension.
• Engages in a positive collaboration with colleagues, management, and parents in an equal relationship and with respect for each other.
• See opportunities rather than limitations
• Is motivated to engage in a flexible and development-oriented school environment.
• Participate in and contribute to the further development of team collaboration in a tiered school.
• Has experience and knowledge in teaching with iPad
• Being bilingual in Greenlandic and Danish is an advantage, but not a requirement.

We offer you:

• A development-oriented school environment with opportunities for personal and professional growth.
• An exciting position in a school system where pedagogical development is a priority under the current folkeskole law and in a municipality where the school sector has high political priority.
• Good support as a new teacher at the school.
• Good colleagues in inspiring team collaboration
• Good opportunities to influence and organize the tasks.

Criminal and Child Certificate:

The position is covered by the law on the obligation to obtain a criminal record and child certificate. According to the law, employment can only begin once the municipality has received a satisfactory criminal record and child certificate. We must therefore point out that the start date can only be agreed upon once the municipality has received the child certificate from the National Police as well as the criminal record from the Police.

The child certificate is obtained by the municipality with the consent of the individual, while the criminal record is obtained by the individual from the Police.

Salary and employment conditions:

Salary and employment conditions are in accordance with the applicable agreement between the Government of Greenland, according to the agreement/collective agreement in force at the time of appointment between the Government of Greenland and the relevant negotiating organization.

The employment will be subject to a 3-month probation period.

Housing:

No housing can be provided for the position.

Further information can be obtained from:

If the position interests you, you are welcome to contact us for further information about the position and associated tasks at:

School inspector Ane Marie Lynge Møller, phone +299 36 64 51 or email: anmm@sermersooq.gl or to:

Deputy Principal Mette Frederiksen, phone +299 36 64 53 or email: mfre@sermersooq.gl

Application:

Application marked with Job no. 447-26, and attached educational certificate and documentation of previous employment, etc. must be uploaded before the deadline expires.

How to apply:

Applications must be submitted electronically via the link at the bottom of this page, where you can attach your application and CV.